Five successive oil discoveries by neighbouring Suriname up to this time will probably be more than sufficient to assuage any disappointment the country may feel over the recent disclosure by TotalEnergies that it has ‘drawn a blank’ in its latest search for commercial quantities. The company announced that drilling of the latest Keskesi South-1 well had been preceded by Maka Central, Sapakara West, Kwaskwasi, Keskesi East-1, and Sapakara South-1 discoveries. Its partner, APA Corporation said in an announcement that the Keskesi South-1 appraisal well encountered non-commercial quantities of hydrocarbons and the well has been plugged and abandoned. The well was drilled approximately 4 miles from the Keskesi East-1 discovery well.
